Britain and Regional Cooperation in South-East Asia, 1945-49 ... - 9781138901292

Taylor & Francis

Britain and Regional Cooperation in South-East Asia, 1945-49 (RLE Modern East and South East Asia)Author(s): Tilman Remme\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138901292, 978-1138901292\nSynopsis\nThis book, first published in 1995, traces the attempt by the British Foreign Office to establish an international regional organisation in South-East Asia which would allow Britain to dominate the region politically, economically and militarily. The author explores the changing emphasis of Britain's regional policies and puts the issues affecting South-East Asia in the post-War period into a wide context. He explores events in the light of the Japanese defeat in the Second World War, the Communist struggle for supremacy of China, the development of Anglo-American relations in Asia and the beginnings of the Cold War.